Rather than give us a life of ease, God interrupts our lives with grace to show us what we need most: himself . Desiring God@desiringGod
“Place the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state, force them to attend schools where the higher aspirations of humanity are crushed out, and where the mind is filled with the materialism of the day, and it is difficult to see how even the remnants of liberty can subsist.” - J. Gresham Machen
You are free to abandon your wife when Jesus abandons his.— @JohnPiper
There is no loneliness to the believer. He may be
misunderstood, slandered, disliked, persecuted; but
near him is the presence of a sympathizing Father,
shaping, guiding, influencing every step in the path
through life towards a definite and blessed end.
--Basil Wilberforce (1841-1916)
(In Marion Parker's _Thoughts Of The Great:
A Scrapbook of Quotations_ [1960])
Difficulty, hardship, and pain strengthen your faith
and deepen your message. You understand more
and you're more effective in what you have to say to
others because of how God has worked in your life.
He equips you to comfort others.
--Charles F. Stanley (1932- )
_Everyday Inspiration_ [2015], "December 12"
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